Special Conditions; Garmin International, Inc., GFC-700 AFCS on the Mooney M20M and M20R With the G1000 EFIS; Protection of Systems for High Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF)
Special conditions are rules the FAA writes for one design when the standard certification rules do not cover something new about it. These were published December 29, 2005 for Garmin International. System: flight controls.
What it applies to
- Applicant
- Garmin International
- Makes
- Mooney
- Models
- —
- Published
- December 29, 2005
- Effective
- December 20, 2005
- The FAA's document
- On the FAA's site
The FAA's summary their words, unchanged
These special conditions are issued to Garmin International, Inc., 1200 E 151st St., Olathe, KS 66062, for a Supplemental Type Certificate for the Mooney M20M and M20R. These airplanes will have novel and unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisaged in the applicable airworthiness standards. These novel and unusual design features include the installation of a digital autopilot, Model GFC-700, manufactured by Garmin International, Inc., for which the applicable regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate airworthiness standards for the protection of these systems from the effects of high intensity radiated fields (HIRF). This system will interface to the G1000 EFIS, which is also covered by these special conditions, which contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to the airworthiness standards applicable to these airplanes.
Source: FAA special conditions (final) from the Dynamic Regulatory System; the Federal Register carries the same notices.